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Cover stories
New research suggests cognition is central to drug addiction
Research shows that drug abuse alters cognitive activities such as decision-making and inhibition, likely setting the stage for addiction and relapse.
Candidates state their priorities
To provide members with more information, APA's 2003 presidential candidates answer questions asked by the Election Committee.
Annual convention program highlights for APA's divisions
Join APA and its divisions and affiliated groups for APA's 2001 Annual Convention in San Francisco, Aug. 24-28.
Substance abuse treatment: an untapped practice opportunity
Individual therapy is often the approach of choice for treating substance abuse problems, say experts.
Adolescents aren't getting the help they need
Study suggests most adolescents who enter substance abuse treatment have psychological problems and many emerge from treatment with mental health challenges.
Addiction is among timely topics at convention
APA's Annual Convention will feature many opportunities to hear about how psychologists are combating addiction.
Science
Real-world research: the Clinical Trials Network
NIDA spearheads a program that partners academic centers and community-based treatment centers nationwide--and delivers new solutions to drug abusers.
Cognition is central to drug addiction, research indicates
Recent research shows that drug abuse alters cognitive activities such as decision-making and inhibition, likely setting the stage for addiction and relapse.
Mixing medication and psychosocial therapy for alcoholism
The federally funded COMBINE study seeks to clarify what combination of behavioral and pharmacologic treatments for alcohol dependence are most effective.
An eye on the vanishing line
Alcohol researchers and clinicians almost always see the vanishing line as the most far-reaching change in the modern progress of our field.
The changing face of marijuana research
Studies on marijuana withdrawal have helped ignite interest in developing effective treatments.
Research opportunities abound
Interested in substance abuse research? Here's where to look for funding.
Research on teen smoking cessation gains momentum
A new wave of research promises to clarify the types of interventions that best help adolescents quit smoking.
Practice
Substance abuse treatment: an untapped opportunity for practitioners
Individual therapy is often the approach of choice for treating substance abuse problems, say experts.
Want training in abuse treatment?
Training opportunities in substance abuse is giving practitioners added clout in treating DUI offenders, in conducting forensic work involving substance abuse evaluation and in treating clients.
What works in substance abuse treatment
APA's Annual Convention highlights efforts to bring promising treatments into practice.
Lean on me
Behavioral Couples Therapy offers addicts a path to recovery alongside a loved one.
Preventing relapse
Looking at data differently led to today's influential Relapse Prevention Therapy.
Today's tried-and-true treatments
Practitioners are relying on several psychology-grounded and psychologist-tested substance abuse treatments.
Treatment for nonviolent drug offenders: a wave of the future?
Psychologists are watching a handful of states to see whether mandatory treatment of drug offenders works.
Public Interest
On the front lines
Individual therapy is often the approach of choice for treating substance abuse problems, say experts.
Impairment on the job
Drug and alcohol abuse exact a high toll on America's workforce, which could benefit from more research and interventions by psychologists.
Adolescents aren't getting the help they need
Most adolescents who enter substance abuse treatment have psychological problems and many emerge from treatment with mental health challenges, a major study suggests.
Court appearances can stem teen smoking, study finds
A Florida county takes steps to ensure that teen-agers don't become lifelong smokers.
A sip into dangerous territory
With trendy coffee bars and well-stocked soda machines at every corner, psychologists are calling for more research on caffeine's impact on children.
The Ritalin debate
While the popular media have reported that Ritalin may cause children to smoke and abuse stimulants as adults, most experts disagree.
Supreme Court forbids undisclosed drug tests for criminal investigations
Recent decision strikes down a policy that appeared to target poor ethnic-minority women.
Education
Prevention: still a young field
Psychologists are helping to shape a new--and smarter--generation of prevention programs.
Targeting middle schools with prevention
A psychologist-designed CD-ROM has become a popular way to teach adolescents about the science of drug and alcohol addiction.
Addiction is among timely topics at convention
APA's Annual Convention in San Francisco, Aug. 24-28, offers substance abuse programming for researchers and practitioners alike.
Association
APA's annual convention division and affiliated groups programming
Join APA and its divisions and affiliated groups for APA's 2001 Annual Convention in San Francisco, Aug. 24-28.
Presidential candidates state their priorities
To provide members with more information on the candidates for APA's 2003 president, the Election Committee has asked each of them to answer six questions.
Departments
APF news
Association news
Calendar
Division spotlight
Facts and figures
Judicial notebook
Letters
People
President's column
Public Policy Office update
Running Commentary
Shared Perspectives
Time capsule
Web sites of the month
In brief
Substance abuse is nation's No. 1 health problem, but there is hope
Most substance abusers aren't getting treatment
 Teen drinking more dangerous than previously thought
Study explores the relationship between drinking and fraternities
NIAAA to release findings of student drinking study
More research needed on harm-reduction products for smokers
A picture is worth a thousand words
Smoking and depression perpetuate one another, study indicates
More college campuses breathe easy
Eat dinner with your children, June 18
Children and parents are having different conversations about substance use
Fifty-four percent of youth have tried an illicit drug
NIDA director says psychologists needed to research medication abuses
Spotlight on SAMHSA
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